The Italian BrunÚne surname has a few possible sources. It is a patronymic name created from the originally Germanic personal name Bruno. It evolved as a nickname from the Italian word "bruno," meaning "brown," referring to the hair color or perhaps complexion. It may also have evolved as a habitational name from a place name, such as Bruno, in Asti province.

BrunÚne Early Origins

The surname BrunÚne was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. The Bruno or Bruni family were originally from Arezzo but this part of their early history is not traceable. The Brunelli family are on record in Venice from 1151. During the 11th and 12th centuries the family branched from Florence south to Norman dominated Sicily where Giovanni di Bruno held a castle in Palermo in 1282.

BrunÚne Early History

BrunÚne Early History

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BrunÚne Early Notables (pre 1700)

BrunÚne Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among members of the family was Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino) ( c. 1370-1444), an Italian humanist, historian and statesman; often called the first modern historian; Antonio Bruni of Manduria was a famous poet around 1600; Domenico Bruni (c. 1600-1666), an Italian painter of the Baroque period; the Brunelli family in...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francesco Brunetti, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1823 at the age of 42; Franco Brunetto arrived in New Orleans in 1823 at the age of 42; Colozero and Leonardo Bruno settled in Texas in 1895 at the ages of 24 and 45 respectively..

The BrunÚne Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The BrunÚne Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.